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February 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Fire Services Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) to reintroduce the High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. This bill will keep residents safe and improve firefighters’ ability to respond to building fires by supporting the installation of modern sprinkler systems in older high-rises where fires are especially dangerous.
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February 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) took Republicans to task during a committee markup amidst reports that Elon Musk and his ‘DOGE’ cronies have their sights set on Social Security.
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February 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter urging the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Dorothy Fink, to address disruptions in Community Health Center funding caused by the White House’s recent Executive Orders.
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February 11, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement:
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February 11, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson wrote to Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Michelle King, alongside every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, demanding answers following reports that Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ has its sights set on the Social Security Administration.
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February 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was selected by the leadership of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus to serve as a Co-Chair for the 119th Congress. Congressman Larson assumes the position following the loss of Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ), a long-time co-chair and champion of the fire service.
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February 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) introduced the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act.
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February 6, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act.
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February 5, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team of hackers have unlawful and unjust access to confidential taxpayer data protected by Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the power to delay or disrupt the 2025 filing season.
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February 3, 2025
Hartford, CT – Today, in a new letter to President Donald Trump, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy urged the immediate reversal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) suspension of $8.6 million in federal funding for the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG).
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